analysis. the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ the debate that could mark a turning point in the race for president, just five months from election day. good evening. i'm norah o'donnell, in new york tonight, and thank you for being with a spear millions arcs back to tune in for the matchup between president joe biden and former president donald trump. the two meeting at the earliest presidential debate in history. it is a chance for voters to hear the candidates vastly different visions for the future for america, and the contrast between the two cannot be more stark in both policies and personalities. the one thing they have in common, however, is age. president biden is 81 years old, and donald trump is 78, making them the oldest candidates to ever meet on the debate stage, and you can bet that will be a topic that we have team coverage, starting with cbs's nancy cordes in atlanta. >> reporter: president biden was embraced by supporters after touching down in atlanta this afternoon. [chanting "four more years"] former president trump got a hero's welcome, too, when he arrived a couple of hours later appeared the two men meet face-to-face tonight for the first time since their second presidential debate in 2020, ne. >> if i thought you did a good job, i would have never run. >> you know his character. you know my character. >> reporter: in a preview of the notes they hope to hit tonight, both candidates launched new ad blitzes today, biden knocking trump on abortion p >> two years ago, trump overturned roe v. wade. because of abortion bans across the country, women's lives are at risk. >> reporter: trump knocking biden on age. >> do you think the guy who was defeated by the stairs makes it four more years in the white house? >> reporter: going into this debate of the seven battleground states, six are currently rated as toss ups, while one, north carolina, leans republican. >> he's relaxed. he's confident you had >> reporter: danielle alvarez is a senior advisor on the trump campaign. >> we expect president trump to win because he is going to focus on record, his record. >> reporter: one new feature tonight, a pair of green lights on each candidates podium that will alert him when his microphone is on. the mic will shut off when it is the other man's turn to speak. >> the question is -- >> radical left -- >> will you shut up, man. >> reporter: it comes after trump interrupted biden or the moderator more than 100 times in their fist debate in 2020. >> this is who donald trump is. >> biden advisor cedric richmond was part of the team that prepped with him at camp david for the better part of a week. >> we just wanted to make sure that he was prepared for the antics of donald trump and hearing lie after lie after lie and making sure that he is talking to the american people and make sure that they understand that he wakes up every day focused on them. >> reporter: one open question tonight, whether these two men who have made no secret of their mutual dislike, will shake hands when they walk on stage. they didn't in 2020, but that was due to covid protocols at the height of the pandemic, norah. >> norah: nancy cordes in atlanta for us. thank you, nancy peered also in atlanta, cbs's cheap election campaign correspondent robert costa, who has been speaking with both campaigns an, president biden hold up for a week at camp david p what does e need and want to accomplish tonight. >> reporter: great to be with you, norah p for president biden, according to conversations with his top advisors, it is not so much abut addressing the age question, it is about the issue of the economy. can he really broadcast tonight he has on the side of working people, union members? and it is about bringing up the issue of american democracy. former president trump's character. look for him to talk about january 6th, talk about trump being now a felon based on that conviction in new york and reminding voters that there is a character issue in this campaign. for trump, i'm told it's about focus be a "yes," he has his grievances, but it's also about the economy and in for imitation for him. >> norah: we never had a twice impeached convicted felon running for president beard what about trump, how has he been preparing? >> reporter: i've been told he has been deliberate and, norah, behind the scenes about whether to come out early with a lot of energy, rhetorically speaking take a punch, but look for him tonight to at least start on low simmer, because he believes he was perhaps too aggressive in 2020 come interrupting then-candidate biden and paid eight political cost with voters who like a little bit more of a conversation, civility, when it comes to these beard we will see if he can do that for 90 minutes. >> norah: we will see if there is a donald trump on low simmer. robert costa, i know you will be watching with us. the battle over women's reproductive rights is taking center stage in tonight's debate, and today, just over two years after overturning roe vs. wade, the supreme court cleared the way for idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions -- at least for now. cbs's jan crawford is at the supreme court. >> reporter: a day after a draft opinion became public, the supreme court made it official, ruling that emergency abortions when a woman's health is at risk could resume in idaho, at least for the time being. an unusual coalition of conservative and liberal justices joined to dismiss the case and let it play out in lower courts. idaho is 1 of 6 states with restrictive laws that do not include any exceptions for a woman's health beyond saving her life. and idaho doctors can be charged with a felony if they violate it. since the law was enacted two years ago, one fifth of the states practicing obstetricians have left idaho. >> to have our kind of flip-flopping of how we practice is very hard for us, and i want to make it very clear. this doesn't mean, oh, you are going to get fined if you do this or that. it's five years in prison. >> reporter: the biden administration had sued idaho to expand access, pointing to a federal law requiring hospitals to provide stabilizing care and health emergencies beard care that could include abortions. also today, the justices throughout a multibillion-dollar bankruptcy settlement with a manufacturer of oxycontin that would have provided $6 billion for treatment and programs to combat the opioid crisis, including $750 million to victims and their families. in exchange for shielding members of the sackler family fm future lawsuits. >> they need to be held accountable. >> reporter: ellen isaacs, whose son died of an overdose, said the deal left the sackler's off the hook. >> give me the ability to get a jury in a trial of my peers. >> reporter: she may now get that day in court after the 5-4 decision that saw conservatives and liberal justice ketanji brown jackson joining to reject the plan shielding the sackler's. now the court will release or opinions tomorrow and again next week as it looks to wrap up this session before the fourth of july holiday. we are, of course, still waiting on those two major cases involving former president trump, whether he can be prosecuted for his actions around january 6th, and if so, for what. norah? >> norah: very important. jan crawford, thank you so much. one of the top issues heading into the debate tonight is the economy peered while on a play ms. down and wages are up, so our mortgage rates and the prics due to stubborn inflation, although they are starting to go down. cbs news business and tech corresponded jo ling kent spoke with voters about what they hope to hear from the candidates themselves. >> want to keep building the strongest economy in the world. >> under biden, the economy is in ruins. >> reporter: what the candidates have to say on the economy is vital. watching minnesota will be to working moms, both independent voters, who are split on how they feel. are you better off now than when president biden took office? >> no. we can't sit down to dinner as a family without it costing a small fortune. >> i would say that i am better off now. it's not that much better, but definitely, economically, as a family, we are doing well. >> reporter: loan huynh plans to vote for president biden again in november. maddie wallace who voted for trump in 2020 and biden into obama in 2008, says she is undecided. >> i don't know if i want a repeat of the last four years, i also don't know i want a repeat of the four years before that. >> reporter: a poll found it is now harder to buy a house, raise a family, get a good job, or start a business, and despite a strong job spark it and low unemployment, both minnesotans agree, prices have gone up under president biden. >> the average american isn't looking at economic data. they are making the decisions based on, oh, my gosh, i can't afford groceries. >> reporter: from 2019, when trump was in office, till now, the price of a dozen eggs is nearly doubled. a loaf of bread cost 53% more. and gas prices have jumped 32%. tonight, voters will be listening closely. >> we have to ultimately make a decision as to who we want to be as a country. >> reporter: another tough reality, housing prices have risen more than wages, and with just one interest rate cut expected this year, new mortgages are still too expensive for so many people. norah? >> norah: good point. buy let's also talk about that news from walgreens, plans to close a number of stores come stock dropping 22%. what does that mean for consumers? >> reporter: well, norah, look, walgreens ceo saying they are losing money due to higher prices in their stores, prophets also reportedly down on its diabetes and weight loss drugs. customers can expect to see more discounts soon and store closures for underperforming locations. that could total more than 2,000 stores. norah? >> norah: all right, jo ling kent, thank you, and we will have complete coverage of the first presidential debate hosted by cnn tonight starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern on our streaming network. cbs news 24/7. the live simulcast of the debate will be right here on cbs 9:00 p.m. eastern, followed by our expert analysis, and we hope that you can join us. now a look at tonight's other top stories, starting with a frightening freight train derailment outside of chicago. cbs's suzanne le mignot has new details. >> reporter: no injuries have been reported after 25 railcars derailed. norah come i am on main street, and this leads right to the train derailment beard we have been seeing a lot of heavy equipment being moved in to help remove those mangled cars. earlier in the day, about 300 people had been evacuated as a precaution. the train's owner, canadian national railway company, says the cars were carrying a residual amount of propane. at this time there is no danger to public safety and residents are being told they can return home. and tonight, the cause of the accident remains under investigation. >> norah: and tonight, there is no trouble for bowing. the aircraft maker slapped with officials. the aerospace giant is accused of misconduct in the investigation into how that door panel came off an alaska airlines plane mid-flight in january. here is cbs's kris van cleave. >> reporter: norah, we are inside the boeing 737 max factory. it's rare access. boeing says that each job along this production line, they have made changes to improve safety and quality. but the ntsb said during this media tour, boeing shared nonpublic details about the door panel blowup, violating the investigations rules. >> we know the crew closed the plug. they did not reinstall the retaining pins. that is not their job. >> reporter: the ntsb is now cutting off boeing's access to investigate of information and plans to subpoena company officials for an august hearing. boeing says it deeply regrets comments intended to clear our responsibility in the accident, overstepped the ntsb's roll. >> norah: now oversees to iran, where the country will vote for its next president on friday. the election comes about a month after the country's last leader died in a helicopter crash. cbs's liz palmer reports now from tehran. >> reporter: 61 million irradiance are eligible to vote here tomorrow, norah. the real question is how many of them will actually turn out. there are four presidential candidates. three hard-liners and one moderate. but all of them were approved by a panel of islamic cleric. government loyalists don't mind the stacked deck and they will vote, but there are millions who have had it with hardship brought on by sanctions and a system that tolerates corruption and repression. those people are likely to stay home in droves. >> norah: and tonight, 70 million americans are facing a heat wave. that includes cbs's omar villafranca, who is in texas. >> reporter: the heat dome is baking parts of the south, and here in plano, texas, people are flocking to pools and splash pads to try to cool off as the feels-like temperature hits 1 107-111. cities from atlanta to dallas could see temperatures in the triple digits heading into the weekend. more rain is in the forecast for areas around the edges of the heat dome, including the flooded states in the upper midwest, where more severe thunderstorms are ahead. >> norah: and thanks to our cbs news teams from around the globe. 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